Daddy Daughter Pinewood Derby!!!

Tiara named her Pinewood Derby car Lightning Bolt!!!



It didn't always look this cute, it started like all the rest of them, a plain wood block, and they went from there... She spent many days drafting her ideal design... She even checked out on line the different kinds that others have done... and she came up with this!!!






James took over the sanding and drilling after a mishap that landed the drill caught really bad in Tiara's hair... We thought for sure that we were going to have to cut it out... but James was able to carefully take the drill apart piece by piece and save both the drill and her hair!!! Go James!!!





And It turned out Great!!!!







There were a lot more then this, but they were never all on there at the same time...







Tiara came in second place in every heat and race she competed in...



However at the end when they just raced for fun and challenged each other she won first place quite a few times...





And when all was said and done, she won a major award!!!
Most aerodynamic car.... All the planning paid off!!!

Go Tiara, Go James!!!!!

Happy Fathers Day!!!

This awesome hammock was actually a late birthday present from James parents... He opened it yesterday, but we set it up today for fathers day.... It's my favorite gift of his, it's huge, we could both fit in it... we could probably all four fit in it, but I don't trust the trees!!!!









This was one of my presents to him... Matching helmets... I mean, i'm sure he didn't really want just one!!! His is the black one, mine is the white one! We plan on getting custom detailing on them, I just didn't want to decide that with out him!!! Notice the built in sun glasses on the picture at the top... Nice!!!!









I uploaded the pictures in reverse order... It's late, i'm tired....
So you get to see each gift, and then the build up to it... LOL!!!



The other gift I got him was another favorite DVD of his, There Will Be Blood!
I drink Your Milkshake!!!!





Tiara got James a funny little rug for his office that he wanted... it's designed after a man hole cover that says SF DPW Sewer.... She thought it was funny and wanted to get it for him... It was on his list of gifts he wanted... Jimmy thought it was so crazy and weird, He DID NOT want to get that as his gift... he was like, NO WAY!!!! Tiara got it, she laughed and said I want to....





Tiara also drew him a picture and told him he was the #1 Dad and that he Rocked!!!! So funny!







Jimmy got him a really cool gift too that he wanted... really three gifts in one.
It is these three different clips that attach to his motorcycle, one is a compas, one is a clock, and one is a thermometer...



And Jimmy made him a card with pictures and everything...
Jimmy also gave an excellent talk in Primary about Fathers... We'll take some pictures of what he had for it and gave to James tomorrow... It was pretty neat!!!

Happy Fathers Day... We love you!!!!

HAPPY 35th BIRTHDAY!!!!

Surprise!!!!






Jimmy remembered the Birthday Spankings...



Tiara helped me with the pies... (It would have been so much easier and yummier if Grandma was able to be here!)





We had fun decorating while we waited for James to get home from work.



We got one present early, a HUGE California flag... I used it as a decoration, but it will have a home soon...



Jimmy wanted his present opened first.... It was a DVD James really wanted...



The Good the Bad and the Ugly!!!



And from Tiara the DVD Hamlet!!! Another favorite!



And from me two tickets to Death Cab for Cutie...





We love when packages that look like this come in the mail.... Always a surprise from Grandma and Grandpa!!!



James got a much needed pair of slacks... 36" x 36"



And a Biddy for his Birthday!!!!



Not one but Two eye glass repair kits!!! Thanks to Bid from beyond!





And not one but Two birthday desserts.... I mean with 35 candles we kind of didn't have a choice... We still ended up just putting 3 candles on one and 5 on the other...



I hope his wishes all come true.... xoxoxoxoxoxo

WE LOVE YOU & HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!